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and a rebound museum in belgium casts a critical eye on the country's colonial past. from the waves of the south. to the contours of the east. hello you can breathe easier now in northeastern iraq where there has been serious flooding in the last week actually this is the last of it going through now it will generate showers in the heart of parts of north iran and possibly as a by john could have one hundred milliliters force all going through admittedly in this part of iraq which the west of it is all dried up again there's been significant rain down the coast of the eastern med but that's also dried up it's not the end of it is just a brief rest by posting to get them and a month ago started rainy again in southern turkey in cyprus maybe lebanon even a touch of northern syria east of that it's looking far in the snow that fell on sunday in afghanistan has gone through is dying out and there wasn't much more in any way and sense of all this it remains quiet but of an orderly brazen think this sunday down through cutouts the u.a.e. that disappears more or less by mond

soaring fuel prices spread from france to belgium water cannon and to deploy to brussels. and american comedian and actor kevin hart had criticism of his son's birthday party because it had a cowboys and indians. because we whitewashed history few people are even willing deal with it because they're so blind what we're talking about is little kids who are. from. moscow this saturday december the first of the world's biggest economies are in argentina right now and they've got a tough time and trying to get on the same age contending with. a lot of political upheaval around the world we'll get you up to speed and also tell you what's ahead for day two of the g. twenty. from trade wars to challenges to traditional international alliances leaders of the world's most industrialized economies are struggling to find common ground at the g. twenty summit in argentina and is alien to trying to reports many of this year's hot button issues were talked about on the sidelines. but on thursday donald trump pulled the breaking news by tweeting right on the plane i won't meet with putin

pierre kompany came to belgium as a refugee from congo in one thousand nine hundred seventy five he's now the country's first black mare he son vincent plays for belgium's national football team he says the museum could be a cultural bridge. from now it is museum would be a different color both congo and belgian would better understand the mistakes made in the future that awaits us. while those behind the reopening of this museum hope that it will help belgians confront their colonial past some critics say it's a missed opportunity that a greater gesture would have been to return some of the looted artworks and objects to congo so these are not mere artworks for us they represent our ancestors so if my ancestors are enclosing the museum frozen in time then they are dead so i don't want to celebrate in this cemetery perhaps i would visit in the future if we start returning the works state museums across europe have come under increasing pressure from campaigners to return objects taken from africa they say it would address some past injustices but also force people in former colonial p

troubles are brewing between belgium and the democratic republic of congo with the reopening of a museum dedicated to central africa it was supposed to be a new chapter in relations between the two countries but for some it's backfired given belgium's brutal colonial history. well congo president joseph kabila is the month in the return of items seized during the era which are on display in the museum near brussels when first established in the late nineteenth century the museum to shine a light on the imperial belgium showcasing the greatest artifacts from the african continent seven congolese actually died in the building in eighty ninety seven after being put on show living exhibits the museum stays its focus is on the works of our frickin artists but it still has thousands of items looted from congo including the skulls of tribal chiefs the spite sixty years of independence the horrors of belgian rule are still remembered there a warning the following clip contains some disturbing content. well in a statement the museum acknowledged the mistakes of the past while visitors on opening

spreads from france to belgium. and american comedian and actor kevin hart back at criticism of his one year old son because it had a cowboys and indians. and children's innocence. because we whitewashed. few people are even willing to deal with it because they're so. it was i'll be the indian you be the cowboy we're kids were pretending. hello from. december the first. headline news for you in just a moment but first tributes are being paid from across america's political spectrum to former u.s. presidents george h.w. bush has died at the age of ninety four he. the forty first leader of the united states in a statement donald trump and first lady melania praised bush for his sound judgment and unflappable leadership of president obama said america has lost a true patriot served in the second world war was a fighter pilot and later became director of the cia he then joined politics top table serving as vice president under ronald reagan before becoming president himself serving one term but during a particularly tur

anger over soaring fuel prices spreads from france to belgium was a common and deployed amid ugly scenes in brussels. and american comedian and actor kevin hart heads back to criticism of his one year old son's posse and how the cowboys and indians think sparking a rout over race and children's innocence. because we whitewash history so much few people are even willing to deal with it because they're so blind to it was i'll be the cowboy we're kids we're pretty tending. this saturday december the first. will have a headline news for you in a moment but first tributes are being paid from across the american political spectrum to the news a couple of hours ago that former u.s. president george h.w. bush has died. the age of ninety four he was the forty first leader of the united states george bush sr as he was also known was hospitalized for low blood pressure and fatigue in may and was also battling parkinson's disease he served in the second world war as a fighter pilot and later became director of the cia then joined politics top table serving as vice president under ronald reagan becom

for more than a century this opulent museum outside brussels was a symbol of belgium's colonial past it was created by king leopold the second with wealth amassed from his kingdom's plunder of congo its exhibits portrayed africans as savage and primitive hundreds of congolese people were put on display in a human zoo but there was no mention of the fact that millions of people were enslaved or killed by their oppresses so until twenty years ago belgium didn't have any critical reflects the ryssdal of your past and nobody really questioned about how did google is really perceive it and if you talk to the release of the period i'm in they'll talk about your profession about the way they were treated and so when go to visit this museum will start reflecting well maybe the colonial system wasn't all that good. king leopold presented belgium's colonize ation of congo as a humanitarian mission but that was far from the brutal reality congolese artist mam panny hopes his work will force people to reflect on history or the mars or priscilla process it is thinking together about the past the

troubles brewing between belgium and the democratic republic of congo after the reopening of a museum dedicated to central africa it was supposed to be a new chapter in relations between the two countries but for some it's backfired given belgium's brutal colonial history or congolese president joseph kabila is the mending the return of vitamin c. . during the era which are on the splay in the museum which is located near brussels when first this stop in the late nineteenth century the museum aimed to shine a light on the imperial lights of belgium showcasing the greatest artifacts from the african continent seven congolese actually died in the building and eight hundred ninety seven after being put on the show as a living exhibits the museum says its focus is on the works of african artists but it's the last of items looted from congo including the skulls of tribal chiefs the spite sixty years of independence the horrors of belgian rule are still remembered vividly there a warning the following clip contains some disturbing called. there has been a response from the museum saying tha

the belgium police unit accused porter of people smuggling which left her speech. they told me you are under arrest. you no longer have any rights beside and there's a young exhibit here on the whole situation was one long violent ordeal. i was wearing my pajamas and a female police officer dressed me i couldn't even cry at that moment only later so sensitive and. computer and telephone was seized to check whether she was working with belgian people smuggler as. the forty five year old was handcuffed and led out of her home while her neighbors were watching us. went as human compassion and and went as people smuggling begin we meet a lawyer who defends many belgium's who acted just like doña deported and are now accused of people trafficking he says the authorities are abusing their power. secure iraq said the group it is simply unacceptable that the police and public prosecutors are going after ordinary citizens raiding their homes at five in the morning. so clearly it is an abuse of power for there might be grounds to call in and question citizens over that enta

the belgium police unit accused porter of people smuggling which left her speechless. they told me you are under arrest. you no longer have any rights beside and there's a young exit here and the whole situation was one long violent ordeal. i was wearing my pajamas and a female police officer dressed me i couldn't even cry at that moment only later. computer and telephone west seized to check whether she was working with belgian people smugglers. the forty five year old was handcuffed and led out of her home while her neighbors were watching. went as human compassion and and went as people smuggling begin we meet a lawyer who defends many belgium's who acted just like doña deported and are now accused of people trafficking he says the authorities are abusing their power to. secure. the group it is simply unacceptable that the police and public prosecutors are going after ordinary citizens raiding their homes at five in the morning. so clearly it is an abuse of power the fourth there might be grounds to call in and question citizens over but that entails ringing the do

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we had to go to belgium to have the surgery. did you have to pay for this? we were funded through the nhs. they funded the majority of the nhs. they funded the majority of the surgery and we the bit left over. even so, you have the stress and that of travelling. it didn't solve the problem, but it mitigated the effects, can you explain it? we we re the effects, can you explain it? we were told we'd be lucky if frankie could sit up unaided. with surgery she is unable to walk short distances and use her wheelchair the rest of the time, so it has done really well for her. for expectant mums who might think, to have that stress on top of being pregnant, they might think it is better to wait and deal with the situation when the baby is born, what advice do you have about that? a lot of the surgery is done much later on? normally the surgery is done once the baby is born. it was done very early on, 2a weeks. the baby is born. it was done very early on, 24 weeks. what would be your advice to other parents in that situation, because it sounds frightening? an operati

so we had to go to belgium to have the surgery. you ended up having to pay there is, did you? no, we ended up getting funding from the nhs. they funded the majority of the surgery and we paid the rest of it. but that would have involved travelling. it mitigated the effect. can you explain about that. we were told that she would be lucky if she could sit unaided. with the surgery she is able to walk short distances and use her wheelchair the rest of the time. it has been really good for her. mum might think, it is, to have that stress on top of being pregnant and they might think it is better to wait and deal with the situation once the baby was born. what was the advice you had about that. most of the surgery is done much later on. yes. normally the surgery is done once the baby is born. it was done very early on, having it done at 24 weeks. what would be your advice to other mums and dads in that situation, because it sounds frightening, an operation on your unborn child. when it could be done afterwards. it is frightening. it is not for everyone. it is not a cure and it is n

belgium's political leaders arrived at the roll palace in brussels for crisis talks with the king one day after the government collapsed over a migration rattle on tuesday after john mattick day in parliament shell michel told m.p.'s he was resigning as prime minister to do it all to speak to or have to respect and take note of the situation and taking the decision to offer my resignation and my intention is to meet the king immediately. pressure had been building on michelle since last week when the right wing and v.a. policy quit the ruling coalition in protest at the prime minister's signing of the you had packed american ash aimed at creating global corporation gratian on sunday thousands of far right supporters demonstrated in brussels against the agreement saying it would encourage immigration this far right m.p. says events in belgium reflect the recent discontent seen elsewhere in europe this so-called park is only a symbol. there is a sort of a popular revolution going on and a price in the whole of europe yellowjackets in paris you have this protests over here in our county

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but protests took an equally violent turn in neighboring belgium as the yellow verse protests spread across europe seventy people have been arrested in brussels after confrontations near the buildings that has the european union police used pepper spray on marchers who tried to break in the protesters are calling for the resignation of the prime minister michel. a few hundred protesters also wore yellow vests in the dutch city of arms to them they rallied against government policies on the retirement age the price of health care education and migrant problems at least three people arrested. plenty more ahead here on the al-jazeera news hour including. wait now it's time to say. and do it as negotiators at climate talks in poland to do more to save the planet. and armenians and he called her she faces an early test in parliamentary elections just months after he led protests that ended twenty years of one party rule. and chelsea and manchester city's a big one in the english premier league peter one of those details in sport. china is warning canada of severe consequences if it doesn'

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tomorrow in holland, we're going to use money we picked up in belgium today and then we'll be in france, and again, it'll be the same money. it's just got to be the way to go. george harrison, the former beatle, is recovering in hospital after being stabbed at his oxfordshire home. a 33—year—old man from liverpool is being interviewed by police on suspicion of attempted murder. i think it looks good. just good7 no, fantastic. that's better. welcome back. you're watching bbc news. the latest headlines: the main opposition party in bangladesh is calling forfresh elections, after prime minister sheikh hasina secured a third term in power. however, there have been widespread claims of vote rigging. and fears raised over the ability of a shipping company tasked with running extra ferries in the event of a no—deal brexit have been dismissed by the uk government. polls have officially closed in historic elections in the democratic republic of congo, but the vote has been marred by long queues and broken voting machines. four people are also reported to have been killed in election relate

well we stay with traditions with the speculators cookie which is a common seasonal trees and germany belgium and the netherlands they're made using a special spice mix containing cinnamon and cloves among other things today we visit a belgian bakery that has been making them for almost two hundred years. the conflict central market square in brussels is popular all year round with tourists but during the christmas season it's particularly special ambassadors unofficial national cookie vista canoeists makes it even better. one of my favorite cookies and they were there during the parades completely associated with this time of year with the cynical as i would say crunchy. butter for sugar for cinema. christmas markets a cup of coffee. the spiced cookie has a long tradition which is a pessimist by the missile don't want bakery. the classic arise see with cinnamon and clothes is very popular but there are all kinds of skin color was on sale here . is. a good new percent of the best known and best selling one is this traditional specular six. but i'm all the second one is with almonds and then t

belgium's prime minister has offered to resign after news ing a vote of no confidence. had been eating a minority government for a week after his coalition partners walked out of their lives the flemish nationalist party quit the show's decision to sign a un migration pact that critics say will increase migration into europe even small protests in belgium over the weekend and rallies attended by far right leaders. and . the top stories just stay with us chris aids and our perspective continues next on news. you're a. the old of ten ninety six. the double gone but was a big deal a year earlier and the pope urban the second a declare the war to reconquer the holy land from the muslims. the crusades. the first christians to head towards jerusalem and jews yardstick but undisciplined had been crushed by the most incent jukes in asia minor. but now much stronger larger and more organized forces were gathering and advancing eastwards. these armies forming the first crusade were commanded by figures of european nobility. raman the fourth count of to lose godfrey ople un. and h

france beat belgium. england faced croatia, and a country believed that football just might be coming home. # it's coming home # it's coming # football's coming home! it's coming home. just the third world cup semifinal. now for the perfect start. kieran trippier has scored for england! it was as good as it got. croatia levelled and won it in extra time. four more years of hurt. maybe just in this game, just a reminder that we've still got a little bit to go as a team. to the final, and a french conquest in moscow — where previous finals were cagey, this was anything but. goals galore. and again, pogba! teenage sensation kylian mbappe rounded off the highest scoring final since 1966. no doubting the winners. france are crowned world football champions. allez les bleus! another trophy found its way back to a former owner at wimbledon. a resurgent year for novak djokovic. serena williams' comeback was nearly complete, but for angelique kerber‘s maiden grand slam, alfie hewett and gordon reid's win was t

the nationwide french protest over fuel prices and tax increases has spilled over into neighboring belgium the so-called yellow best movement named after the high visibility clothing worn by protesters so about five hundred people turned out in brussels with riot police deployed as the protests turned violent. because. meanwhile in paris police are bracing for another round of angry rallies later this saturday our europe correspondent peter all of the has the latest from the french capital where the government met activists to try and end the unrest. it didn't go to plan at all really out of keen leadership members all of the yellow vests only two of them showed up and out of those two one of them stayed for less than two minutes before storming out having this to say to the extreme you bob i want to you i already spoke about this before coming here and then again express this to the prime minister i wanted this meeting to be fully recorded on camera and broadcast live so the french people could watch it because i don't deserve to be here more than anyone else but i was denied this i made

we stay with advent traditions with the specular cookie which is a common seasonal trees in germany belgium and the netherlands that made using a special spice mix containing cinnamon and cloves among other things today we visit a belgian bakery that has been making them for almost two hundred years. the contrast central market square in brussels is popular all year round with tourists but during the christmas season it's particularly special and belgians unofficial national cookie mystical knows makes it even better. than one of my favorite cookies and they were. parades completely associated with this time of year with a cynical as i would say crunchy. butter fool sugar for the amount of christmas markets were allies of cup of coffee. despised cookie has a long tradition which is a pessimist by the missile don't want bakery. the classic arrives here with cinnamon and clove is very popular but there are all kinds of skin color was on sale here you can look through a good new percent of the best known and best selling one is this traditional specular six. pack them all the second one is wit

france beat belgium. maybe just in this game, just a reminder that we've still got a bit to go as a team. to the final, and a french conquest in moscow, where previous finals were cagey, this was anything but. goals galore. and again, pogba! teenage sensation kylian mbappe rounded off the highest scoring final since 1966. no doubting the winners. france are crowned world football champions. allez les bleus. another trophy found its way back to a former owner at wimbledon. a resurgent year for novak djokovic. serena williams‘ comeback was nearly complete, but for angelique kerber‘s maiden grand slam, alfie hewett and gordon reid's win was their third in a row here. cooler at carnoustie, where francesco molinari majored at the open. the man from turin breaks his duck, and as europe's golfers geared up for the ryder cup in paris, one welshman had already tasted the champs—elysees champers. this is the tour according to g. the 7th ofjuly, stage one, the grand depart. the first stage of the tour is alway

migration deal that belgium signed up to that document was agreed by more than one hundred sixty un member states at a summit america on monday it aims to find a common global approach to migration to critics who say it will limit the ability of countries to shape their own migration policies counter protest is expected to take place later on sunday less juss a bit further lovin isa former deputy speaker of the belgian parliament and he's with us now new very welcome as usual missed of a news firstly he's a are you surprised at all by what we've seen on the streets of belgium today. i have to admit that i'm surprised by the amount of people that showed up yes absolutely i'm a sales ham i'm appalled by that number i mean these are people that hardly ever read the text of this compact because it's not a treaty it's a compact and all the know the bible is hearsay from certain political but the parties what does it reflect then is it an underlying fear of migration mean we know it's been a problem across europe but particularly in belgium what she thinks sparked this demonstration then. well l

tomorrow in holland, we're going to use money we picked up in belgium today and then we'll be in france, and again, it'll be the same money. it's just got to be the way to go. george harrison, the former beatle, is recovering in hospital after being stabbed at his oxfordshire home. a 33—year—old man from liverpool is being interviewed by police on suspicion of attempted murder. i think it looks good. just good? no, fantastic. that's better. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the main opposition party in bangladesh is calling forfresh elections after prime minister sheikh hasina secured a third term in power. the vote has been marred by wide—spread claims of vote rigging. fears have been raised over the ability of a shipping company tasked with running extra ferries in the event of a no—deal brexit have been dismissed by the uk government. polls have officially closed in historic elections in the democratic republic of congo. but the vote has been marred by long queues and broken voting machines. four people are also reported to have been killed in election—related violenc

tomorrow in holland, we're going to use money we picked up in belgium today and then we'll be in france, and again, it'll be the same money. it's just got to be the way to go. george harrison, the former beatle, is recovering in hospital after being stabbed at his oxfordshire home. a 33—year—old man from liverpool is being interviewed by police on suspicion of attempted murder. i think it looks good. just good? no, fantastic. that's better. hello, welcome back. the latest headlines now: the main opposition party in bangladesh is calling forfresh elections, after prime minister sheikh hasina secured a third term in power. however, there have been widespread claims of vote rigging. fears raised over the ability of a shipping company tasked with running extra ferries in the event of a no—deal brexit have been dismissed by the uk government. polls have officially closed in historic elections in the democratic republic of congo, but the vote has been marred by long queues and broken voting machines. four people are also reported to have been killed in election—related violence. voter

france beat belgium. england faced croatia, and a country believed that football just might be coming home. # it's coming home... # it's coming... # football's coming home! it's coming home. just the third world cup semifinal. now for the perfect start. kieran trippier has scored for england! it was as good as it got. croatia levelled and won it in extra time. four more years of hurt. maybe just in this game, just a reminder that we've still got a little bit to go as a team. to the final, and a french conquest in moscow, where previous finals were cagey, this was anything but. goals galore. and again, pogba! teenage sensation kylian mbappe rounded off the highest scoring final since 1966. no doubting the winners. france are crowned world football champions. allez les bleus. another trophy found its way back to a former owner at wimbledon. a resurgent year for novak djokovic. serena williams‘ comeback was nearly complete, another trophy found its way back to a former owner at wimbledon. a resurgent year

france beat belgium. england faced croatia, and a country believed that football just might be coming home. # it's coming home # it's coming # football's coming home! it's coming home. just the third world cup semifinal. now for the perfect start. kieran trippier has scored for england! it was as good as it got. croatia levelled and won it in extra time. four more years of hurt. maybe just in this game, just a reminder that we've still got a little bit to go as a team. to the final, and a french conquest in moscow — where previous finals were cagey, this was anything but. goals galore. and again, pogba! teenage sensation kylian mbappe rounded off the highest scoring final since 1966. no doubting the winners. france are crowned world football champions. allez les bleus! another trophy found its way back to a former owner at wimbledon. a resurgent year for novak djokovic. serena williams‘ comeback was nearly complete, but for angelique kerber‘s maiden grand slam, alfie hewett and gordon reid's win was

tomorrow in holland, we're going to use money we picked up in belgium today and then we'll be in france, and again, it'll be the same money. it's just got to be the way to go. george harrison, the former beatle, is recovering in hospital after being stabbed at his oxfordshire home. a 33—year—old man from liverpool is being interviewed by police on suspicion of attempted murder. i think it looks good. just good? no, fantastic. that's better. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: the main opposition party in bangladesh is calling forfresh elections, after prime minister sheikh hasina secured a third term in power. there have been widespread claims of vote rigging. earlier, i spoke to christine fair from georgetown university's edmund a walsh school of foreign service. she's been an election observer in bangladesh in the past. she told me she was "absolutely not surprised" that there were claims of vote rigging. for the past year and a half or so, sheikh hasina has been doing everything he could to basically fix this electoral outcome. you know, elections are never rigged on th

belgium's prime minister has offered to resign after losing a vote of no confidence xan michel has been leading a minority government for a week after his coalition partners walked out of the alliance the flemish nationalist party quit every show's decision to sign a un migration pact critics say would increase migration into europe he remains still violent protests in belgium over the weekend and rallies attended by far right leaders including not in the pen and steve bang on. sirius is a reporter for politico europe joins us now from brussels so so far we know that he's been to see the king and handed in his resignation but we don't have anything from the king yet is that right that's right laurent so the king responded or at least the royal palace announced this evening that the king has decided to. deliberate on whether he will accept shuttle michel's resignation which kind of extends the political limbo that we've been in. it has its government lacks parliamentarian majority and now it also offered resignation but that resignation is sort of pending which means that constitutionall

tomorrow in holland, we're going to use money we picked up in belgium today and then we'll be in france, and again, it'll be the same money. it's just got to be the way to go. george harrison, the former beatle, is recovering in hospital after being stabbed at his oxfordshire home. a 33—year—old man from liverpool is being interviewed by police on suspicion of attempted murder. i think it looks good. just good? no, fantastic. that's better. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: the main opposition party in bangladesh is calling forfresh elections after prime minister sheikh hasina secured a third term in power. however, there have been widespread claims of vote—rigging. christine fair from georgetown university's edmund a walsh school of foreign servicejoins me now. she has been an election observer in bangladesh in the past. surprised you buy these claims of widespread vote tampering? absolutely not surprised at all. for the past 1.5 years or so, sheikh hasina has been doing everything she could to basically fix this electoral outcome. you know, elections are never wreake

and belgium's dimitri van den bergh had the moves but how did he fare in his pdc world darts championship match? we'll tell you shortly... hello and welcome to sportsday. just the one game in the premier league today to round off the christmas fixtures. felipe anderson starred as west ham united moved up three places to 9th — coming from behind to win 2—1 at southampton. watching the drama unfold was austin halewood. won the battle for the title may be fought further north, at the halfway point of the season there is renewed optimism on the south coast. after one win from their first 16, under ralph hasenhuttl, southampton have w011 ralph hasenhuttl, southampton have won their last two, the austrian bringing precision and paste to the side. clearfrom the bringing precision and paste to the side. clear from the start. bringing precision and paste to the side. clearfrom the start. but bringing precision and paste to the side. clear from the start. but with four wins already this season, chances for four wins already this season, cha nces for west four wins already this season, chances f

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and thousands of people have been marching in belgium calling for action from governments around the world to reach the goals set out in the paris climate's agreement the rally went past the european commission headquarters it was have as the cup twenty four summits got underway in poland that the u.n. climate chief warned the impact of global warming has never been worse and voice from almost two hundred nations on the event to address a problem the paris common agreement signed in twenty fifteen was supposed to hold of average temperature increases to less than one point five degrees celsius but the u.s. has since withdrawn from the deal leading to concerns about its viability and the world has continued to experience more extreme weather events this year here's nick quick more thousands of scientists politicians and leaders of industry meeting in poland perhaps the most important climate conference there's ever been the challenge to unite on how to implement the powers agreements of two thousand and fifteen which aims to shift the world away from fossil fuels and to limit the rise

guarantee the neutrality of belgium through the london treaty that was signed in the eighteenth thirty's when in actuality as has been proved by dominic sandbrook that was a right rather than a legal obligation number one number two there is this perception that somehow if kaiser wilhelm was to get into france then the second was to get into france it would be an absolute disaster that well germany and france went to war in eighteen seventy one and one hundred fifty thousand people died that is of course catastrophic but that's nothing compared to twenty million people dying number three is the idea and bertrand russell actually has an amazing quote when he says the british and the french say they're fighting for democracy don't let them hear that in st petersburg in calcutta because of the point was is that in britain only eighteen percent of the male population could vote but in germany twenty two percent of men's population could vote so the enemy was more democratic and i know you will learn about bertrand russell the british philosopher in the new song of yours yes yes i mean and al

if they have to shut down the economy of the union now the new signs of people have been marching in belgium calling for action from governments around the world to reach a goal set out in the paris climate agreement the rally passed by the european commission headquarters it was held as the cop twenty four summit got under way in poland there the un climate chief on the impact of climate change has never been worse and voice from almost two hundred nations at the event to address a problem the paris common agreement signed in twenty fifteen was supposed to hold average temperatures increases to less than one point five degrees celsius but the us has since withdrawn from the deal leading to concerns about its viability feel thornhill is a common activist and former national coordinator for the campaign against climate change he says any progress on climate change is being stifled by the rise of populist politics. this conference is not going to come up with anything dramatic it's only the way it's set up it might come up with a set of rules if we're lucky for the for the and effective set of

guarantee the neutrality of belgium through the london treaty that was signed in one thousand thirties when in actuality as has been proved by dominic sandbrook that was a right rather than a legal obligation number one number two there is this perception that somehow if kaiser wilhelm was to get into france then the second was to get into france it would be an absolute disaster that well germany and france went to war in eighteen seventy one and a hundred fifty thousand people died that is of course catastrophic but that's nothing compared to twenty million people dying number three is the idea and bertrand russell actually has an amazing quote when he says the british and the french say they're fighting for democracy don't let them hear that in st petersburg in calcutta because the point was is that in britain only eighteen percent. of the . male population couldn't vote but in germany twenty two percent of men's population could vote so the enemy was more democratic and i know you will learn about russell the real british philosopher in the new song of yes yes i mean and also you kn

thousands of people marched in belgium calling for urgent action on climate change they were protesting his envoys from a was two hundred nations a gathering for a climate summit hoping to agree on ways to limit global warming. and the saudi crown prince has left mauritania after a short visit and is on his way to algeria. had been sell mom's presence fog demonstrations linked to his alleged involvement in the murder of journalist jamal khashoggi. well in all the stories we're following donald trump has agreed to delay increasing trade tariffs on chinese imports at least for the next ninety days the u.s. and chinese presidents met at the g. twenty summit on saturday and said they'll use the time to try to resolve their differences the u.s. was planning to boost tariffs on some two hundred billion dollars worth of chinese goods from next year china has agreed to buy what's described as a very substantial amount of american farm energy and industrial goods by china correspondent adrian brown has more on the reaction from beijing. well the governments of both china and the united states ar

parts of belgium and northern france were devastated. austrian writer i said that the war had affected him deeply. all the pale horses of the apocalypse that stormed into my life revolution and famine terror epidemics and the nationalism that has poisoned the flowering of our european culture. an estimated forty million people were killed in the wall entire towns and villages were destroyed some farm fields were polluted by poison gas. large amounts of unexploded ordnance posed a real threat to life and limb. these materials including artillery shells had to be removed by hand. these farmers are clearing away munitions in the peak of the region of france. people simply tried to make the best of a bad situation. if. the. french authorities ordered captured german soldiers to clear minefields a clear violation of the hague conventions which outlined the basic rights of prisoners. during the war france captured more than three hundred thousand german troops. in which coulter was sent to a prisoner of war camp at sweden knee of their dung. t

arrested in italy germany belgium and the netherlands and sport a new manager gets ready to play his part in one of the premier league's oldest rivalries. former u.s. president george h. george w. bush has delivered a eulogy for his father at the state funeral in the capital washington d.c. thousands of people including dignitaries from around the world around that service for the forty first u.s. president george herbert walker bush died on friday age ninety four also at the service we saw president donald trump and the first lady melania and all the other living present presidents with. bill clinton and barack obama covering events for us kimberly near the. memorial service the funeral service i'm sorry at the washington national cathedral kelly what's the day been like. it's been very somber. very quiet outside of the national people even though there are hundreds of people gathered to pay their respects to beloved president but certainly all eyes were on george herbert walker bush george w. bush of course was the forty third president of the united states as the eulogize father r

belgium's right wing new flemish alliance one of the country's four coalition partners fiercely opposes the non-binding pact they quit the government in protest. if into the norm spread that he doesn't i find it very unfortunate that we can't come to an agreement if the pact is non-binding and therefore not terribly important why not simply reject it on how the. prime minister michel decided to flight america despite ongoing disputes with the flemish nationalists last week a majority of the belgian parliament voted in favor of signing the un pact or. during the parliamentary debate a large majority more than two thirds voted to support this agreement. now rethinking meant they were big majorities across all linguistic groups in support of this accord which provides a tool to responsibly manage migration issues. the collapse of his coalition now leaves michaud at the helm of a minority government with parliamentary elections not scheduled until may belgium may be forced to hold an early vote. now to some other stories making headlines around the world french president tomorrow on my call

the king of belgium has met with several political party leaders as he decides whether to accept the prime minister's resignation shows michel offered to resign on tuesday after his right wing coalition partners the flemish nationalists walked out of the government over a un my gratian pact that he signed the country up to that but there are reports from brussels. belgium split cicle leaders arrived at the roll palace in brussels for crisis talks with the king one day off to the government collapsed over a migration ronnell on tuesday after john mattick day in parliament shell michel told m.p.'s he was resigning as prime minister. will have to respect and take note of the situation and taking the decision to offer my resignation and my intention is to meet the king immediately midget. pressure had been building on michelle since last week when the right wing and v.a. policy quit the ruling coalition in protest at the prime minister's signing of the you had packed american ash aimed at creating global corporation a very gracious. one sunday thousands of far right supporters demonstrat

well thousands of people have been marching through belgium this was earlier on calling for action from governments around the world to reach goals set out in the paris climate agreement rally passed by the european commission and courses. now in all the stories of following donald trump has agreed to delay increasing trade tariffs on chinese imports at least for the next ninety days the u.s. and chinese presidents met at the g. twenty summit on saturday and said they'll use the time to try to resolve their differences the u.s. is planning to boost tariffs on two hundred billion dollars worth of chinese goods for next year china has agreed to buy what's described as a very substantial amount of american foreign energy and industrial goods china correspondent adrian brown has more on the reaction from beijing. well the governments of both china and the united states are putting a positive spin on the outcome of these talks but this is not a deal it is a truce a temporary cease fire because the white house is still warning that if after the ninety day period there is still no agreement be

the protesters wan the prime minister of belgium and france's president to resign. these demonstrations originally started over fuel price hikes in france. but are morphing into anti-government protests. >>> political backlash at a virginia school. the district fired a teacher. he refused to use the preferred identity pronoun of a student. this happened in west in october. and the principal put blaming on administrative leave and he said he was insubordinate and ctntinued to use the incor pronoun. and blaming says it was a slip of the tongue. >> totally happy to use thehe name -- new name, i'm happy us avoid female pronouns so as not to offend bei'm not here to provoke. >> that wasfa i discriminatory because all the other students were being used pronouns but this student was not being used pronounces. >> the teacher says he's assessing his options on how to proceed including a possible appeal with the circuit court. >>> local high school students are driven to home some real hefe skills and t lessons they're learning today will help them for the rest of their lives

he hit a third and hugs and pats all around and the day definitely belong to belgium but the thrashing was not done yet. burst 80 hendrix experience. one of the few chances to test the keeper with six on the score sheet they were flying to the first ever world cup final. leaving england to wonder where it all went wrong. the opening race of this season's formula e championship was won by portugal's antonio felix da costa in saudi arabia. the 12 race all—electric series is being billed as more exciting than ever after the increased battery life means cars can run for the whole race. jack nicholls was watching for bbc sport. the new formula e season was a voyage into the unknown not only with a new car and circuit but it had been wet for every circuit until the race so no one knew what was going to happen. bmw in pole position and went on to win the rest but not before he was overtaken by the reigning champion. he had a penalty and recovered up to second. after the third straight it was a typically frantic beginning to the formula e season. the use of the whip in horse racing could be